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I think the American people deserve somebody telling them what is really happening in Washington.

Jack Abramoff

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Jack Abramoff
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 28
Film Producer
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Atlantic City
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If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.
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I'm not trying to become popular.
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